Bristol Rovers FC vs Whitby Town FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2023-24

Bristol Rovers FC

7 – 2

Full Time

Whitby Town FC

Sat 4 Nov 2023 · 15:00 Memorial Stadium 4,329 HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Bristol Rovers FC vs Whitby Town FC — FA Cup at Memorial Stadium.

  • Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
  • Whitby Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Ruebyn Ricardo (England)
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Darren Wilding

  Head-to-Head

  1

  Bristol Rovers FC 1 games · Avg 9.0 goals Whitby Town FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2023-11-04 Bristol Rovers FC 7–2 Whitby Town FC

  Recent Form

  Bristol Rovers FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  04 Nov	Whitby Town FC	H	7–2	W
  28 Oct	Northampton Town FC	H	2–1	W
  24 Oct	Stevenage FC	H	1–1	D
  21 Oct	Burton Albion FC	A	1–4	L
  07 Oct	Oxford United FC	A	1–2	L
  03 Oct	Port Vale FC	H	3–0	W

  Whitby Town FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  04 Nov	Bristol Rovers FC	A	2–7	L
  03 Sep	Bishop Auckland FC	H	5–0	W
  04 Sep	Warrington Rylands 1906 FC	A	0–0	D
  22 Sep	Warrington Rylands 1906 FC	H	3–2	W
  19 Oct	Stourbridge FC	H	1–1	D
  07 Oct	Gloucester City AFC	A	3–1	W

  Key Stats

  100% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (1 games)

  100% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  0% Clean Sheets
  Bristol Rovers FC this season

• Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bristol Rovers FC to score. At the same time, Whitby Town FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' What a strike from John Marquis! The score is 1-0.
  • 10' It looks surprising Bristol Rovers FC does not make any changes. Aaron Collins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lewis Gordon, as he is very good at scoring at Memorial Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 18' Goal! Luke Thomas scores his 16 goal in 363 matches.
  • 21' GOAL! Jevani Brown scores on 21. Assisted by Luke Thomas
  • 26' Whitby Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 31' Bristol Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' What a strike from Antony Evans! The score is 4-0.
  • 45' James Gibbons needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ollie Dewsbury suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 65' Aaron Collins is replacing Jevani Brown for the Bristol Rovers FC side.
  • 70' GOAL! Harvey Vale scores on 70. Assisted by Lamare Bogarde
  • 75' It looks like no one’s ball. Whitby Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 77' What a strike from Aaron Collins! The score is 6-0.
  • 80' Another change for Bristol Rovers FC made on 80 minute. Lewis Gordon leaves to be changed by Chris Martin.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Whitby Town FC that had 10 games and scored 0 goals.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Bristol Rovers FC. John Marquis is replaced by Ollie Dewsbury.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Lamare Bogarde.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Bristol Rovers FC players.

• Bristol Rovers FC

  Starting XI

  • 9
    John Marquis ↓ Ollie Dewsbury 87'
  • 11
    Luke Thomas
  • 28
    James Gibbons
  • 20
    Jevani Brown ↓ Aaron Collins 65'
  • 7
    Scott Sinclair ↓ Harvey Vale 65'
  • 21
    Antony Evans
  • 25
    Tristan Crama
  • 33
    Matthew Cox
  • 3
    Lewis Gordon ↓ Chris Martin 80'
  • 17
    Connor Taylor ↓ James Wilson 80'
  • 22
    Lamare Bogarde

  Bench

  • 18
    Chris Martin ↑ 80'
  • 6
    Sam Finley
  • 10
    Aaron Collins ↑ 65'
  • 5
    James Wilson ↑ 80'
  • 4
    Joshua Grant
  • 19
    Harvey Vale ↑ 65'
  • 35
    Matthew Hall
  • –
    Ollie Dewsbury ↑ 87'
  • –
    Kofi Shaw

  Coach Joey Barton

  Whitby Town FC

• Head to Head

  2023-11-04 Bristol Rovers FC 7–2 Whitby Town FC

  Bristol Rovers FC Form

  2023-11-04 Bristol Rovers FC 7–2 Whitby Town FC W 2023-10-28 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC W 2023-10-24 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Stevenage FC D 2023-10-21 Burton Albion FC 4–1 Bristol Rovers FC L 2023-10-07 Oxford United FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC L 2023-10-03 Bristol Rovers FC 3–0 Port Vale FC W

  Whitby Town FC Form

  2023-11-04 Bristol Rovers FC 7–2 Whitby Town FC L 2022-09-03 Whitby Town FC 5–0 Bishop Auckland FC W 2021-09-04 Warrington Rylands 1906 FC 0–0 Whitby Town FC D 2020-09-22 Whitby Town FC 3–2 Warrington Rylands 1906 FC W 2019-10-19 Whitby Town FC 1–1 Stourbridge FC D 2019-10-07 Gloucester City AFC 1–3 Whitby Town FC W